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New York City Adds 2,000 New 3-K Seats as Families Receive Offers

A new waitlist steers offers to programs near home to fix past mismatches.

New Jersey Pre-K Aide Arrested, Charged With Sexually Assaulting Children Over a Decade

NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s Top Five Rappers Goes Viral After Lupe Fiasco Nod

New York City Adds More Than 1,000 3-K Seats Across 56 Zip Codes

New York City Presses Final 3-K and Pre-K Applications Before Friday Deadline as Sign-Ups Trail Last Year

Mamdani Opens Recruitment for 3K and New 2K, Sets Near-Term Seat Goals

New York City Opens Free Childcare Enrollment to All Children Regardless of Immigration Status

Mamdani’s Pre‑K Enrollment PSA on LinkNYC Draws Legal Questions

Hochul Details $4.5 Billion Child Care Plan, Funding NYC 2‑Care Pilot as 3‑K Enrollment Opens

Baltimore County Schools Proposes $2.49 Billion FY2027 Budget With Job Cuts and Larger Classes

Hochul, Mamdani Unveil '2-Care' Plan for Free Child Care for NYC Two-Year-Olds

Beshear Unveils Two-Year Budget in State Address Focused on Health Care, Housing and Pre‑K

Beshear Cites Growing Support for Pre-K for All, Presses Kentucky Legislature